The Daughter Of Destiny Broke Off The Engagement? I Married Her Sister Instead.

Chapter 162 Praying Mantis Catching Cicadas

For a father who has fallen into the demonic path, there is no moral constraint in his eyes.

Tang Zhao is well aware of his father's intentions at this moment. It seems that he is preparing for the selection of the successor to the empire, but everything is actually a hidden conspiracy.

He is now facing the brink of death, weakened to the point of relinquishing power step by step. If he can consume enough human blood this time, he will surely prolong his life for a considerable amount of time.

By then, he will regain his half-vigorous state, go on a killing spree, and exterminate all invaders.

This is not an exaggeration. Throughout the history of the Rising Sun Empire, there has only been one emperor. As long as this person does not die, the future will remain the same.

His brothers, blindly trusting their father, ultimately only brought about emptiness and death.

Now is the best opportunity to eliminate the old emperor. His father is on the verge of death, hanging by a thread, and he has the assistance of a divine being. Success or failure hinges on this one move.

Tang Zhao's gaze is firm. Regardless of the outcome, he has already staked his life on it. With the luck he encountered by chance, he is gambling on a prosperous future of his own.

"But Chu Xiong, who are these two with you?"

Waves of thoughts surge in Tang Zhao's mind as he envisions the future.

However, when he sees the two girls beside Chu Xiong, he realizes that they are not just going to the battlefield as individuals.

Chu Qianqiu shrugs and pats Xiao Hong's head, indicating that she is his helper, assisting him in fighting the enemy.

"As you can see, this girl with red hair is my comrade-in-arms."

"She is strong, and if I want to win, I can't do it without her."

"This?"

"Chu Xiong, you're humorous. How is that possible?"

With a sudden smile, Tang Zhao doesn't believe that the other party would bring two underage girls to the battlefield. After all, that kind of place is no child's play.

"Who do you think you're looking down on? I'll overthrow your empire later!"

Xiao Hong stands beside her master, feeling very eager to show off her strength and teach this guy who looks down on her a lesson.

Fortunately, Chu Qianqiu stops her and tells her not to cause trouble in this place.

Qiao Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, doesn't argue back because she really doesn't want to go to the battlefield at the moment. She wonders if there is a safe place where she can wait for her benefactor to return.

She can't go back to the Chu family, as there are people there she doesn't want to harm.

But where else can she go?

...

"Sorry, ladies, this is my fault."

"Chu Xiong, you're right. Now everything is up to you. I'll wait here for your triumphant return."

Apologizing deeply, Tang Zhao is well aware that he was arrogant.

They say you can't judge a book by its cover, let alone the people around Chu Xiong.

After witnessing Chu Xiong's daughter not being an ordinary person last time, he knew that this guy's whole family was extraordinary.

Even a three-year-old child at the time could recognize his identity, which gave him quite a shock.

And these two girls present should also have a more mysterious background, right?

"No, I still hope that you can help me take care of her."

"This girl's name is Qiao Xiaoxiao, and her physique is somewhat special. If she is not with me, then anyone she gets close to will have exceptionally bad luck."

Pulling Qiao Xiaoxiao out, Chu Qianqiu introduces her solemnly.

He hopes that Tang Zhao can find a place for this girl to live where there are no people, isolating her temporarily until he returns triumphantly.

Tang Zhao looks at the girl beside Chu Xiong and takes two steps back, feeling a bit hesitant to approach.

"Is this true, Chu Xiong?"

"Then wouldn't it be inappropriate for me to get close to this child?"

"By the way, I think I remember now, she is Qiao Xian Gu from Yuefeng City, right?"

"I know her!"

Distractedly coming back to his senses, Tang Zhao was currently extremely weak and vulnerable. If he were to be possessed by any evil luck again, he was afraid he would die on the spot.

He didn't expect that this Qiao Xian Gu was still by Chu Xiong's side.

Tang Zhao had heard of Qiao Xian Gu's name before. He had the "fortune" of meeting her once during a secret visit in disguise, and after that encounter, he had been unlucky for three whole months.

Now, this girl had changed her appearance, and he almost didn't recognize her.

"There's no need to worry about that. As long as I'm with her, everything will be fine. It's just that her unlucky constitution will start acting up again once I'm not around."

"Also, don't call her a child, otherwise she will get angry."

"She's already an adult now."

Chu Qianqiu reminded him, somewhat helpless.

Tang Zhao nodded, indicating that this matter was simple. He could even let Qiao Xian Gu directly stay in the palace, depending on whether she was willing or not.

Hearing that she could go to the palace, Qiao Xiaoxiao was a little excited and insisted on going to take a look.

"Qiao Xian Gu, although the palace is a good place, promise me not to wander around, okay?"

"You can rest where I arrange for you, but don't casually enter other areas."

"I rarely stay in the palace, and I am not the one with the most power there. If you wander around, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you completely."

"It's okay, I definitely won't play around!"

"I'll just take a quick look!"

Excitedly speaking, Qiao Xiaoxiao seemed to have made up her mind.

Tang Zhao had no choice but to agree. Sweat dripped down his forehead as he thought that for the sake of Chu Xiong, he had to take care of her at all times.

Otherwise, if something happened to this fairy girl when Chu Xiong returned, all his plans would be ruined.

"That's great. With you protecting this girl, I can rest assured."

"This girl usually likes to study some fortune-telling methods, such as how to make others unlucky. If you have time, you can collect some similar artifacts for her."

"By the way, since you want to seize power, find a way to get something from your father for this girl. Maybe she can make your father even more unlucky with this item."

"Perhaps, as he becomes more unlucky, your fallen demon father will die?"

Before leaving, Chu Qianqiu reminded Tang Zhao of this matter.

Tang Zhao pondered for a moment and, seeing Qiao Xiaoxiao's appearance, thought that this idea was not bad, so he began to plan.

Although he didn't believe that this Qi Refining stage little fairy girl could do anything to a half-step Void Realm powerhouse, since it was Chu Xiong's suggestion, it would be beneficial to give it a try.

...

After parting ways, Chu Qianqiu headed towards the area designated by Tang Zhao.

On this journey, Hu Mo accompanied him.

As the only subordinate by Tang Zhao's side now, Hu Mo was unexpectedly sent to assist him. Chu Qianqiu understood that Tang Zhao had made all the arrangements.

"Qianqiu, I can only accompany you to the vicinity of the border battlefield. After that, I won't be able to be by your side anymore."

"This mission is quite special, and as a third party on the battlefield, I can't stay by your side, otherwise our forces will recognize me."

"But I will continue to assist you on the edge of the battlefield."

"At that time, I will set up a teleportation array on the outskirts of the battlefield, with me as the spiritual power anchor, maintaining it continuously."

"If you encounter a life-threatening danger, immediately contact me. I can instantly teleport you to a safe area, so you don't have to worry about not being able to come back."